Harness-saddle



(No Model.)

L. P. BEST.

HARNESS SADDLE.

Patented Apr. 15, 1890'.

UNITED STATES PATENT O FICE.

LOUIS P. BEST, OF MILWVAUKEE, WVISCONSIN.

HARNESS-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 425,731, dated April15, 1890.

Anplicationfiled November 4, 1889. Serial No. 329,143. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS P. BEST, of Milwaukee, in the county ofMilwaukee, and in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Harness-Saddles; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to harness-saddles; and it consists in certainpeculiarities of construction and combination of parts, to behereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, andsubsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents aplan View of a harness-saddleconstructed according to my invention, and Fig. 2 a side elevation ofthe same.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A represents a pad designed to restupon the back of a horse near the neck, and B another pad arranged acertain distance in the rear of the one A, these pads being respectivelysecured to front and rear straps C D, that have their opposing endsunited by stitching or other suitable means and form the diamondshapeddevice clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. Secured to the united ends of thestraps O D are girth-straps E and thill or trace carrying straps F, asare usual in connection with .harness-saddles.

Riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to the straps O D above the pads AB are the lateral ears G of a longitudinal truss-rod H, the latter beingturned over at its ends to form hooks I J for the check-strap of abridle and the back-strap of a harness, the rear strap D of the saddlebeing provided with terrets or rings K for the driving-reins.

By the construction above described it will be readily seen that thesaddle has a bearing at two points on the back of a horse, andconsequently the strain is divided, the truss-rod H serving to stiffenthe device and prevent it from shifting about on the animal, therebypreventing the back of said animal from becoming galled. The saddle maybe readily adjusted as to position by lengthening and shortening thebridle-check and back-strap of the harness.

Incase of sore back caused by the chafing of an ordinary harness-saddle,as frequently happens, the 'use of my device will give the sore spot anopportunity to heal, as said sore spot will come within the openingformed by the united front and rear straps'O D and be free from anyirritation on the part of the adjacent pads, it being obvious that thesepads are respectively in front and rear of where the saddles in commonuse rest upon the back of a horse.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A harness-saddle that comprises a front pad A and rear pad B, a strap 0,secured to the front pad, and another strap D, secured to the rear pad,girth and thill-carrying straps connected to the ends of the pad-straps,a trussrod H, rigidly connected to said pad-straps, and the rein-ringsor terrets on the strap D, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

LOUIS P. BEST.

Witnesses:

N. E. OLIPHANT, WM. KLUe.

